Is it too early to say that Honda’s got its groove back? Maybe, but that doesn’t discount how much the 2013 Accord Coupe V-6 feels like a return to form for the Honda brand. It’s attractive. It’s design is thoughtful. Most importantly, it’s actually fun to drive. Cabin techWe’ve seen Honda’s new dashboard interface before [...]
Since 2003, the MotoGP rider with the best qualifying results throughout a season has been awarded a BMW M car. In 2013, BMW celebrates the 15th year as “Official Car of MotoGP” and the 10th anniversary of the BMW M Award for the best MotoGP qualifier. To mark the occasion, the carmaker announced that this [...]
Mark Reuss, head of GM’s North American operations, recently told Automotive News that he feels there’s plenty of room in the Chevrolet lineup for a rear-wheel-drive coupe. “A really nice, light, rear-drive car that’s inexpensive; that’d be a huge win for us if we had that.” Reuss’s comments echo the positive responses Chevy has elicited [...]
The success of the Toyota GT-86 and its derivatives is undeniable. The Toyota, Subaru and Scion brands managed to create a desirable sports car for a cash-strapped world economy, which is great to drive and look at, while also being affordable to buy, run and insure. This obviously sounds like a formula for success, and [...]
U.S. magazine reviews the 2013 BMW M6 Coupe. The 2013 BMW M6 Coupe is powered by the high-revving 4.4-litre V8 engine with M TwinPower Turbo technology, consisting of Twin Scroll Twin Turbo technology, cross-bank exhaust manifold, High Precision Direct Petrol Injection and VALVETRONIC fully variable valve control. The cars deliver 560 hp at 6,000 – [...]
Volvo is looking to expand its lineup of cars, as it currently doesn’t really cover many niches. They need a crossover of small dimensions and a replacement for the S40, which is exactly what they’re doing, according to Automobile Magazine. The Chinese-owned automaker is apparently very interested in making a sales-boosting small crossover, which may [...]
Now that the VW Beetle Turbo has the new EA888 engine, it is only fitting that a new R-Line model should accompany it. As we predicted last year, the R-Line will be available on the Beetle Turbo coupe; with a six-speed manual, the Beetle Turbo R-Line starts at $ 30,930. The R-Line replaces the Sunroof, [...]
NHI NGUYEN, JENS MEINERS, AND THE MANUFACTURER M6, we hardly recognize you. The nameplate first appeared in the mid-1980s, when it was attached to a lithe, agile coupe fitted with a manual transmission and the race-bred, naturally aspirated inline-six of the M1 supercar. And today? The third-generation M6 comes equipped with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic, [...]
The upcoming BMW M6 Competition Package was spied by WorldCarFans. The prototype seem to have been spotted in Germany and it gives us a first look at what exterior changed to expect: different black alloy wheels and a carbon fiber spoiler lip. BMW will offer the Competition Package for its entire M6 family – Coupe, [...]
As you would have thought, even though it’s been a month since we first laid eyes on the 2014 Chevrolet Camaro, General Motors isn’t done talking yet about the redesign of its modern-day muscle car. This time, the microphone is passed onto the Chevrolet Camaro’s Program Engineering Manager, Mark Dickens, who has a few things [...]
When I came across this image from our friends at eGarage.com I stopped and thought for a long while pondering which car I would choose. Each car is a god to so many in their respective camps, individually there isn’t a single enthusiast among us that would turn away either car from our collection. As [...]
UK magazine WHATACAR? drives the all-new 2013 BMW M6 Gran Coupe. We have just published our own review of the four-door M6, but it’s always great to see how the same car relates to other journalists. The M6 Gran Coupe features a high-revving V8 engine with M TwinPower Turbo technology that produces 560 hp and [...]
Fourteen-hundred clams. Big ones. Greenbacks. That’s how many dollars sit between the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray coupe and Stingray convertible’s base prices relative to the outgoing models’ prices of entry. Chevy has finally announced complete pricing for the totally redesigned, seventh-generation Corvette coupe and convertible, and it’s nearly shocking how little of an increase there [...]
CHRIS DOANE AUTOMOTIVE, GLENN PAULINA FOR KGP PHOTOGRAPHY, AND THE MANUFACTURER What It Is: The first spy photos of the much anticipated Cadillac ATS coupe. Based on the well-received Cadillac ATS sedan, the ATS coupe will pick up the two-door slack for the brand as the current CTS coupe winds down over the next model [...]